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S. STEWART.

STATION INDICATOR.

No. 288,379 Patented Nov. 13. 1883..

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.- Umrtn STATES PATENT O FICE.

To all whom it may concern: Beitknown that I, SAMUEL Scrnwannacitizen of the United States, residing at Newark,

provements in Railroad Station and Train Indieators; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the in-.

use the same, reference being latl to the accompanying drawings, and to letters of ref T1 erenee marked thereon, which this specification.

more perfect indicatorfor trains of railwaydicator for railway-trains constructed and opin which similar letters of reference indicate like parts in eachof the figures, Figure 1 is I frame, preferably oblong in shape,andhaving f independent and adjustable wickets b pivoted .1 thereon and arranged parallel with one anhands or pointersd, arranged to indicate the time atwhichthetrain is to start, a suitable 1 phrase or sentenceindicative of this idea be i 334 p words preferably employed being Thistrain leaves at. Beneath the dial and above the wickets are arranged these words, or others to the same effect,

ers d, is stretched an apron, 6, upon which are lists of allthe stations, one of which is in re- "saununsrnwuur, or NEWARK, NEW JERSEY.

STATION-INDICATOR. h

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 288,379, dated November 13, 18 85.

Application filed July 28,1883. (N0 model.)

in the county of Essex and State of New Jers'ey, have invented certain new and useful Innvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and form a part of The object of this invention is to provide a cars, whereby a passenger may have a full train without being dependent for his information upon the call of the brakemanor the The invention consists in the improved inerating substantially aswill be hereinafter set forth, and embodied in the claims.

In referring to the accompanying drawings,

a front elevation of the indicator, and Fig. 2 is a section of the sameta-ken through line 00. In said drawings, a is a representationof a other. Above saidwickets, and "upon the frame, is constructed a dial, c,with indicating ing painted or printed above said dial, the

And stops only at these stations. l r l i Behind the wickets I), and working on rollverse order for the return of the train, and

also lists of the principal stations only, one of which is also in reverse order. The lists of principal stations are for express or through trains. When the train does not stop at any of the stations indicated on the apron, a wicket is turned down, so as to overlie and thus conceal the name of the said station, as will be understood.

To conceal the names of the towns at which the train has stopped from view, I arrange a sliding curtain, f, secured to a roller, ,1 and upon said curtain I imprint the words, or others to the same effect, The next station is, and also the index pointing'to the name of the station. This curtain is drawn by a cord operated by the conductor or other employ of the company from time to time as i i the train progresses.

x 1 knowledge of the location and progress of the. a

In connection with the curtain f isemployed a supplemental curtain, h, adapted to cover the words The next, which curtain 'is provided with the word This,so that when the train approaches a station the conductor or other proper officer pulls a cord, 3, and draws the last-said curtain over the words Thenext so that the expression reads, This station is. When the train leaves a station, the conductor draws the curtain f over the name of the said station by means of the cord is and draws the supplemental curtain having the word This thereon back, sothat the expression again reads, The next station is. When either cord is pulled, a bell, Z, suitably arranged in connection with the indicator, rings to attract the attention of the passengers thereto. When the train approaches a station from which a branch road.

runs, I employ. a hand or other index or pointer on which are the words, or others of 1 the same import, Passengers for will change cars at the nextstation. It is intended that. this hand shall work automatically, and shall drop out of sight when the i train passes the station.

' The device thus constructed does away with the shouting of the brakemen and the unpleasantness arising therefrom,- and enables the passenger to more perfectly comprehend his situation, so that no uneasiness need be felt by him, heretofore caused by the fear of passing his intended destination.

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Having-thusw described my invention, what I claim as new, and wish to secure by Letters Patent, isv 1. The combination of the frame a, having movable wickets to be held thereon, the apron. 6, having the names of stations thereon and adapted to be moved behind said wickets,and the curtain f, adapted to be moved before said I wickets to conceal the same, all substantially as set forth.

2. The combination, in a railway-train indicator, of the frame a, having adjustable wickets b secured therein, an apron, e, carhave hereunto set my hand this 11th day of 20 7 July, 1883.

SAMUEL STEWART.

Witnesses:v

CHARLES H. PELL, F. F. CAMPBELL. 

